FOOD: Cooked Versus Raw

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I was making myself something to eat yesterday and I had a random thought about cooked/raw food items. I don't mean obvious things like cooked/raw chicken. Mostly vegetables and whatnot. There are certain foods that I only enjoy cooked, but not raw. There are certain foods that I only enjoy raw, not cooked. And then there are certain foods that I enjoy either cooked or raw. Also there are food items that I just won't eat. Something about the taste or the consistency usually.

Cooked But Not Raw:
Cabbage, Carrots, Onions

Raw But Not Cooked:
Tomatoes, Cucumbers

Cooked Or Raw:
Mushrooms, Bell Peppers, Apples

Will Not Eat:
Beets, Coconut

Is this weird or is this common?

[Mr. Laz]

Raw, not cooked
Green Peppers
Cabbage
cauliflower
cucumber
Celery
Kohlrabi

Cooked, not raw
Broccoli (although I still have to dump melted cheese on it)


raw or cooked
Mushrooms
carrots
tomatoes (i don't care for big hunks when cooked)


I generally prefer raw veggies

[Nickhead]

there is no veggie i wont eat raw, or cooked, aside from potatoes.

that said, there is nothing better than fresh corn on the cob straight from the stalk. (as long as it's home grown, or from some farm in the midwest.)

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

there is no veggie i wont eat raw, or cooked, aside from potatoes.

that said, there is nothing better than fresh corn on the cob straight from the stalk. (as long as it's home grown, or from some farm in the midwest.)

Oh man, I love eating raw corn on the stalk.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

there is no veggie i wont eat raw, or cooked, aside from potatoes.

that said, there is nothing better than fresh corn on the cob straight from the stalk. (as long as it's home grown, or from some farm in the midwest.)

I love raw potatoes.

I also have learned that cutting up a rutabaga and cooking it with a pot roast is awesome. Kind of like a combination of cooked carrot and cauliflower.

[BucEyedPea]

I love rutabaga in beef stew. Must be just as good in a pot roast.

[BucEyedPea]

Anyone eat sweet potato raw? Awesome.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

I love raw potatoes.

I also have learned that cutting up a rutabaga and cooking it with a pot roast is awesome. Kind of like a combination of cooked carrot and cauliflower.

i did as a kid, but as i grew older and could appreciate certain foods, raw became too starchy in flavor. now i will admit, i never tried to add any types of salts, or dressings either.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Anyone eat sweet potato raw? Awesome.

never considered it!

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

never considered it!

Gotta cut 'em in thin strips—just not too thin. Delicious.

[2112]

I like clams on the half shell (raw). I don't like them cooked, they taste like rubber. You'll know if they're bad after you shuck them.

Corn has to be cooked. I'll eat broccoli either way. Carrots either way.

[Nickhead]

don't thinks it's been mentioned, but black olives. i could go thru an entire jar cold.

(can't stand green olives FTR)

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

don't thinks it's been mentioned, but black olives. i could go thru an entire jar cold.

(can't stand green olives FTR)

Oh yeah! Me too. Love those suckers!

[Rain Man]

It's weird. I like chocolate chip cookies equally whether they're raw or cooked.

[vailpass]

Peas in the pod uncooked, love them.
Cooked peas repulse me.

I like all veggies raw except potatoes.

Peppers, onions,corn I'll also eat cooked.

[KS Smitty]

I work in a produce market, when the fresh produce comes in a lot of it gets a taste test in addition to the visual inspection all of it gets. Green beans, asparagus and sugar snap peas are all very good raw. I don't do beets at all, they taste like dirt and when they're pickled they taste like pickled dirt. Brussels sprouts are something that I think need cooked (in bacon grease), okra only in gumbo they're too hairy raw and too slimey cooked. Most vegs I'll eat either way but fruits are best fresh IMO.